Invoicing period without a date (BR-CO-19)
- Standard: EN 16931
- Severity: error
- Affected fields: BT-73, BT-74
Meaning
If an invoicing period (BG-14) is given, the start date (BT-73), the end date (BT-74) or both must be filled. An empty period does not tell the recipient what is billed.
Original text of the rule
If Invoicing period (BG-14) is used, the Invoicing period start date (BT-73) or the Invoicing period end date (BT-74) shall be filled, or both.
Possible causes
- The software writes the period group but leaves the date fields empty.
How to fix it
- In your invoicing software, enter the service period or remove the empty entry.
- In the XML: set BT-73 and/or BT-74 (UBL cac:InvoicePeriod with cbc:StartDate/cbc:EndDate, CII ram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod) or remove the empty group.